Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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